birth date	November 22, 1958
birth place	Santa Monica, California, U.S.
occupation	ActressAuthorBlogger
years active	1977–present
spouse	Christopher Guest (1984–present) }}

Jamie Lee Curtis (born November 22, 1958) is an American actress and author. Although she was initially known as a "scream queen" because of her starring roles in several horror films early in her career, such as ''Halloween'', ''The Fog'', ''Prom Night'' and ''Terror Train'', Curtis has since compiled a body of work that spans many genres, and has won BAFTA and Golden Globe awards. Her 1998 book, ''Today I Feel Silly, and Other Moods That Make My Day'', made the best-seller list in ''The New York Times''. Curtis has appeared in advertisements, and is a blogger for The Huffington Post online newspaper. She is married to actor, screenwriter, and director Christopher Guest.

Early life

Curtis was born in Los Angeles, to actor Tony Curtis and actress Janet Leigh. Her paternal grandparents were Hungarian Jewish immigrants. Curtis's parents divorced in 1962, after which her mother married Robert Brandt. Curtis has an older sister, Kelly Curtis, who is also an actress, and several half-siblings (all from her father's remarriages), Alexandra, Allegra, Ben, and Nicholas Curtis (who died in 1994 of a drug overdose). Curtis attended Westlake School in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills High School, and graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall. Returning to California in 1976, she attended the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. She considered majoring in social work, but quit after one semester to pursue an acting career.

Career

Film

Curtis's film debut occurred in the 1978 horror film ''Halloween'', in which she played the role of Laurie Strode. The film was a major success and was considered the highest grossing independent film of its time, earning accolades as a classic horror film. Curtis was subsequently cast in several horror films, garnering her the title, "scream queen"

Her next film was the horror film, ''The Fog'', which was helmed by ''Halloween'' director John Carpenter. The film opened in February 1980 to mixed reviews but strong box office, further cementing Curtis as a horror film starlet. Her next film, ''Prom Night'', was a low-budget Canadian slasher film released in July 1980. The film, for which she earned a Genie Award nomination for Best Performance by a Foreign Actress, was similar in style to ''Halloween'', yet received negative reviews which marked it as a disposable entry in the then-popular "slasher film" genre. That year, Curtis also starred in ''Terror Train'', which opened in October and met with a negative reviews akin to ''Prom Night''. Both films performed only moderately well at the box office. Curtis had a similar function in both films - the main character whose friends are murdered, and is practically the only protagonist to survive. Film critic Roger Ebert, who had given negative reviews to all three of Curtis' 1980 films, said that Curtis "is to the current horror film glut what Christopher Lee was to the last one-or Boris Karloff was in the 1930s". Curtis later appeared in ''Halloween II'', ''Halloween H20: 20 Years Later'' and ''Halloween: Resurrection'', as well as giving an uncredited voice role in ''Halloween III: Season of the Witch''.

Her role in 1983's ''Trading Places'' helped Curtis shed her horror queen image, and garnered her a BAFTA award as best supporting actress. 1988's ''A Fish Called Wanda'' achieved near cult status – while showcasing her as a comedic actress; she was nominated for a BAFTA as best leading actress. She won a Golden Globe for her work in 1994's ''True Lies''. Her recent film roles include Disney's ''Freaky Friday'' (2003), opposite Lindsay Lohan, filmed at Palisades High School in Pacific Palisades, California, near where Curtis and Guest live with their children. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for this film.

In October 2006, Curtis told ''Access Hollywood'' that she had closed the book on her acting career to focus on her family. She returned to acting after being cast in June 2007 in Disney's live-action-animated film, ''Beverly Hills Chihuahua'', co-starring opposite Piper Perabo as one of three live-action characters in the film. She also starred in the 2010 comedy film ''You Again'', opposite Kristen Bell and Sigourney Weaver.

Television

Curtis made her television debut in an episode of ''Columbo'', but her first starring TV role was opposite Richard Lewis in the situation comedy ''Anything But Love'', which ran for four seasons from 1989 through 1992. Her performance as Hannah Miller received both a Golden Globe and People's Choice Award. She appeared as nurse Lt. Duran in the short-lived television series, ''Operation Petticoat''; based on the big-screen version which starred her real-life father.

She starred in the 1981 TV film, ''Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story'', playing the part of the eponymous doomed Playmate. She earned a Golden Globe nomination for her work in TNT's adaptation of the Wendy Wasserstein play ''The Heidi Chronicles''. More recently, Curtis starred in the CBS television movie ''Nicholas' Gift,'' for which she received an Emmy nomination. Curtis also appeared in the science fiction series, ''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'', and an early episode of ''The Drew Carey Show''. Jamie Lee Curtis was a game-show panelist on several episodes of ''Match Game''.

Children's books

Working with illustrator Laura Cornell, Curtis has written a number of children's books, all published by HarperCollins Children's Books.

''When I Was Little: A Four-Year Old's Memoir of Her Youth'', 1993.

''Tell Me Again About The Night I was Born'', 1996.

''Today I Feel Silly, and Other Moods That Make My Day'', 1998; listed on the ''New York Times'' best-seller list for 10 weeks.

''Where Do Balloons Go?: An Uplifting Mystery'', 2000.

''I'm Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little Self-Esteem'', 2002.

''It's Hard to Be Five: Learning How to Work My Control Panel'', 2004.

''Is There Really a Human Race?'', 2006.

''Big Words for Little People'', ISBN 9780061127595, 2008.

''My Friend Jay'', 2009, edition of one, presented to Jay Leno

''My Mommy Hung the Moon: A Love Story'', 2010.

Invention

In 1987, Curtis filed a US patent application that subsequently issued as Patent No. 4,753,647. This is a modification of a diaper with a moisture proof pocket containing wipes that can be taken out and used with one hand. Curtis refused to allow her invention to be marketed until companies started selling biodegradable diapers, although the full statutory term of this patent expired February 20, 2007 and is now in the public domain.

Personal life

Curtis married actor Christopher Guest on December 18, 1984, becoming Lady Haden-Guest when her husband inherited the Barony of Haden-Guest in 1996, upon the death of his father. The couple has two adopted children (Annie, b. 1986; Thomas b. 1996). Curtis is actor Jake Gyllenhaal's godmother.

On her website, Curtis tells her young readers that she "moonlights as an actor, photographer, and closet organizer." She takes time to support various philanthropic groups. Curtis was Guest of Honor at the 11th annual Gala and Fundraiser in 2003 for Women in Recovery, Inc., a Venice, California-based non-profit organization offering a live-in, twelve-step program of rehabilitation for women in need. Past honorees of this organization include Sir Anthony Hopkins and Angela Lansbury. Curtis is also involved in the work of the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation, serving as the annual host for the organization's "Dream Halloween" event in Los Angeles, launched every year in October.

Curtis appeared on the cover of the May/June 2008 issue of ''AARP Magazine,'' with gray hair and in water up to her chest.

Curtis was an alcoholic who was once addicted to pain killers that she began using after a routine cosmetic surgical procedure. She became sober in 1999 and maintains that recovery is the greatest achievement of her life.

Curtis has appeared in advertisements for Activia since 2007, and is a blogger for The Huffington Post online newspaper. During California's 2008 General Election, Curtis appeared in the "YES on Prop 3" TV advertisements.

Filmography

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Film appearances
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1978		Laurie Strode
	''The Fog''	Elizabeth Solley
	Kim Hammond
''Terror Train''	Alana Maxwell	Nominated — Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign ActressNominated — Saturn Award for Best Actress
	''Escape from New York''	Narrator, computer voice
''Roadgames''	Pamela 'Hitch' Rushworth
''Halloween II''	Laurie Strode
1982	''Halloween III: Season of the Witch''	Phone Operator	voice only, uncredited
1983	''Trading Places''	Ophelia	BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
		Anna Winter
''The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension''	Sandra Banzai	featured in DVD extended version
''Grandview, U.S.A.''	Michelle 'Mike' Cody
		Jessie
1986	''As Summers Die''	Whitsey
1987		"Amazing Grace and Chuck"
	''Dominick and Eugene''	Jennifer Reston
''A Fish Called Wanda''	Wanda Gershwitz	Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading RoleNominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1990		Megan Turner	Festival du Film Policier de Cognac
	''[[Queens Logic''	Grace
	Shelly DeVoto
1992		Claire Cooper
1994	''My Girl 2''	Shelly DeVoto Sultenfuss
1994	''Mother's Boys''	Judith 'Jude' Madigan
1994	''True Lies''	Helen Tasker	American Comedy Awards
1996		Janet Beindorf
1997	''[[Fierce Creatures''	Willa Weston
	''Halloween H20: 20 Years Later''	Laurie Strode/Keri Tate
''Nicholas' Gift''	Maggie Green	Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie
1999		Kelly Foster
2000	''Drowning Mona''	Rona Mace
	''The Tailor of Panama''	Louisa Pendel
''Daddy and Them''	Elaine Bowen
2002	''Halloween: Resurrection''	Laurie Strode
2003		Tess Coleman/Anna Coleman	Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or ComedyNominated — Saturn Award for Best ActressNominated — Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
2004	''Christmas with the Kranks''	Nora Krank
2005	''The Kid & I''	Herself
2008	''Beverly Hills Chihuahua''	Aunt Viv
2010	''You Again''	Gail

border="2" cellpadding="4" background: #f9f9f9;> ''The Love Boat'' ''Operation Petticoat'' ''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series) ''She's in the Army Now'' ''Callahan'' ''Tall Tales & Legends'' ''As Summers Die'' ''Anything But Love'' ''The Heidi Chronicles'' ''The Drew Carey Show'' ''Nicholas' Gift'' ''Pigs Next Door'' ''A Home for the Holidays'' ''NCIS (TV series)

colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;"	Television appearances
Year	Title	Role	Notes
rowspan="3"	1977	''Quincy M.E.''	Girl in Dressing Room
''The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries''	Mary
''Columbo''	WaitressWaitress
rowspan="2"	1978	|	Linda	Episode: Till Death Do Us Part, Maybe/Chubs/Locked Away
''Charlie's Angels''	Linda Frey
1978–1979	|	Lt. Barbara Duran	23 Episodes
1979	Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' ||	Jen Burton	Episode: Unchained Woman
rowspan="2"	1981	|	Pvt. Rita Jennings	TV Movie
''Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story''	Dorothy Stratten
rowspan="2"	1982	|	Rachel Bartlett	TV Movie
''Money on the Side''	Michelle Jamison
1985	|	Annie Oakley	Episode: Annie Oakley
1986	|	Whitsey Loftin	TV Movie
1989–1992	|	Hannah Miller	Series Regular	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy, 1989 Nominated —Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy, 1991
1995	|	Heidi Holland	TV Movie	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film>Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
1996	|	Sioux	Episode: Playing a Unified Field
1998	|	Maggie Green	TV Movie
2000	|	Clara	Voice
2005	|	TV Program Host	TV Movie
2011	NCIS'' ||	TBA	2 episodes

References

External links

for Jamie Lee Curtis & Laura Cornell books Jamie Lee Curtis interview

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Name	Lee Curtis and the All-Stars
Background	group_or_band
Origin	Liverpool, England
Genre	Rock and roll, beat music
Years active	1961–1967
Label	Decca
Associated acts	Pete Best
Past members	"Lee Curtis" (Peter Flannery)Frank BowenTony WaddingtonWayne BickertonBernie RogersPete BestPaul Pilnick George Peckham Dave "Mushy" Cooper Don Alcyd Mike Cummins Simon Hind Mike Bankes Joe Walsh Bob Garner Dave McShane Chris Dannis Frank "Piggy" Jarnach Dave Watt Ulf Krueger Jimmy Cave Billy Good Arty Davies Ian Love Keith Roberts }}

Lee Curtis and the All-Stars were a British beat group from Liverpool, who were contemporaries and (briefly) local rivals of The Beatles in the early 1960s. Led by Pete Flannery, who used the stage name Lee Curtis, other group members included Pete Best and Wayne Bickerton.

Career

Their origins lay in the Detours, a group formed in 1961 by school friends in Liverpool including lead singer Peter Flannery, who adopted a stage name derived from the American singer Curtis Lee. Although they performed regularly in the Liverpool and North Wales areas, Lee Curtis and the Detours split up after a few months. Flannery and his brother and manager Joe, who had previously worked as a singer with the Joe Loss Orchestra, decided to form a new group, to be called Lee Curtis and the All-Stars.

In mid 1962 they recruited band members from other local groups. Original members were Frank Bowen (lead guitar), Tony Waddington (rhythm guitar), Wayne Bickerton (bass), and Bernie Rogers (drums). However, when Pete Best was sacked by the Beatles, the Flannery brothers - apparently encouraged by the Beatles' manager Brian Epstein - decided to dispense with Rogers and install Best as the group's drummer. They also occasionally performed with singer Beryl Marsden. By the end of 1962, the group were one of the most successful in the area, and placed second in the ''Mersey Beat'' annual poll, behind the Beatles but ahead of Gerry and the Pacemakers, the Searchers, and other groups who later became nationally and internationally renowned. Lee Curtis and the All-Stars were signed by Decca Records, and released two singles in early 1963, "Little Girl" and "Let's Stomp". However, neither made the charts, and in mid 1963 the rest of the band decided to split from Curtis to form The Original All-Stars. That group later became the Pete Best Four, and several years later Bickerton and Waddington moved on to become the writers and producers behind The Rubettes.

Curtis formed a new version of the All-Stars in 1963, with Paul Pilnick (lead guitar), George "Porky" Peckham (rhythm guitar - in later years a renowned record cutting engineer), Dave "Mushy" Cooper (bass), and Don Alcyd (drums). The new line-up recorded a single "I've Got My Eyes On You", contributed two tracks to the Decca album, ''Live at the Cavern'', and played in clubs in Hamburg, but split up soon afterwards. However, Curtis continued to build up his popularity on the club circuit in Germany, and had a year-long residency at the Star-Club. He also recorded regularly in Germany, although the line-up of his backing group, the All-Stars, changed repeatedly.

Towards the end of 1967, he was a passenger in a car which crashed while he was on the way to a performance in Germany, and he suffered head injuries. After a few further performances, he decided to leave the music business and returned home to Liverpool.

In later years, Lee Curtis worked as a croupier and at the Ford motor works at Halewood, occasionally returning to live performance in Liverpool and Germany.

References

Category:English rock music groups Category:Music from Liverpool Category:Beat groups

birth name	John Joseph Travolta
birth date	February 18, 1954
birth place	Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
occupation	Actor, singer, dancer, producer, writer
years active	1969–present
religion	Roman Catholic (until 1975)Scientologist (1975-present)
spouse
children
website	http://www.travolta.com }}

John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an American actor, dancer and singer. Travolta first became known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series ''Welcome Back, Kotter'' and starring in the box office successes ''Saturday Night Fever'' and ''Grease''. Travolta's acting career declined in the early 1980s and continued to deteriorate throughout the remainder of the decade. His career faced a resurgence in the 1990s with his role in ''Pulp Fiction'', and he has since continued starring in Hollywood films including ''Face/Off'', ''Ladder 49'', and ''Wild Hogs''. Travolta was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for ''Saturday Night Fever'' and ''Pulp Fiction''. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance in ''Get Shorty''.

Early life

Travolta, the youngest of six children, was born and raised in Englewood, New Jersey, an inner-ring suburb of New York City. His father, Salvatore Travolta (November 1912 – May 1995), was a semi-professional American football player turned tire salesman and partner in a tire company. His mother, Helen Cecilia (née Burke, January 1912 – December 1978), was an actress and singer who had appeared in ''The Sunshine Sisters'', a radio vocal group, and acted and directed before becoming a high school drama and English teacher. His siblings are Joey, Ellen, Ann, Margaret, and Sam Travolta. Travolta's father was a second-generation Italian American and his mother was Irish American; he grew up in an Irish-American neighborhood and has said that his household was predominantly Irish in culture. He was raised Roman Catholic, but converted to Scientology in 1975.

Career

Early career

After attending Dwight Morrow High School, Travolta moved across the Hudson River to New York City and landed a role in the touring company of the musical ''Grease'' and on Broadway in ''Over Here!'' singing the Sherman Brothers' song "Dream Drummin'". He then moved to Los Angeles to further his career in show business.

Travolta's first California-filmed television role was as a fall victim in, ''Emergency!'' (S2E2), in September 1972, but his first significant movie role was as Billy Nolan, a bully who was goaded into playing a prank on Sissy Spacek's character in the horror film, ''Carrie'' (1976). Around the same time, he landed his star-making role as Vinnie Barbarino in the TV sitcom ''Welcome Back, Kotter'' (1975–1979), in which his sister, Ellen, also occasionally appeared (as Arnold Horshack's mother). The show aired on ABC.

'70s stardom

Around this time, Travolta had a hit single entitled "Let Her In" peaking at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In the next few years, he appeared in some of his most memorable screen roles: Tony Manero in ''Saturday Night Fever'' (1977) and as Danny Zuko in ''Grease'' (1978). These two films were among the most commercially successful pictures of the decade and catapulted Travolta to international stardom. ''Saturday Night Fever'' earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. At age 24, Travolta became one of the youngest performers ever nominated for the Best Actor Oscar. His mother and his sister Ann appeared as extras in ''Saturday Night Fever'' and his sister Ellen appeared as a waitress in ''Grease''. Travolta performed several of the songs on the ''Grease'' soundtrack album. In 1980, Travolta inspired a nationwide country music craze that followed on the heels of his hit film, ''Urban Cowboy'', in which he starred with Debra Winger.

Downturn

After ''Urban Cowboy'', Travolta starred in a string of flops that sidelined his acting career. These included ''Perfect'', co-starring Jamie Lee Curtis, and ''Two of a Kind'', a romantic comedy reteaming him with Olivia Newton-John. During that time he was offered, but turned down, lead roles in what would become box office hits, including ''American Gigolo'' and ''An Officer and a Gentleman'', both of which went to Richard Gere.

Resurgence

In 1989 Travolta starred in ''Look Who's Talking'', which grossed $297,000,000, making it his most successful film since ''Grease''. Travolta continued to the 2 sequels ''Look Who's Talking Too'' (1990) and ''Look Who's Talking Now'' (1993). But It was not until he played Vincent Vega in Quentin Tarantino's hit ''Pulp Fiction'' (1994), for which he received an Academy Award nomination, that his career was revived. The movie shifted him back onto the A-list, and he was inundated with offers. Notable roles following ''Pulp Fiction'' include a movie-buff loan shark in ''Get Shorty'' (1995), an FBI agent and terrorist in ''Face/Off'' (1997), a desperate attorney in ''A Civil Action'' (1998), a Bill Clinton-esque presidential candidate in ''Primary Colors'' (1998) and a military detective in ''The General's Daughter'' (1999).

2000–present

Travolta also starred in ''Battlefield Earth'' (2000) based on a work of science fiction by L. Ron Hubbard, in which he played the leader of a group of aliens that enslaves humanity on a bleak future Earth. The film received almost universally negative reviews and did very poorly at the box office. Travolta played Mrs. Edna Turnblad in the remake of ''Hairspray'', his first musical since ''Grease''.

Personal life

Travolta was in a relationship with actress Diana Hyland, whom he met while filming ''The Boy in the Plastic Bubble''; Hyland died of breast cancer in 1977.

Travolta married actress Kelly Preston in 1991. The couple had a son, Jett (1992–2009). Their daughter, Ella Bleu, was born in 2000. On May 18, 2010, Travolta and Preston announced that she was pregnant with the couple's third child, later confirmed to be a boy. Their son, Benjamin, was born on November 23, 2010 in Florida.

Travolta and Preston have regularly attended marriage counseling; Travolta has stated that therapy has helped the marriage.

Travolta is a certified private pilot and owns five aircraft, including an ex-Qantas Boeing 707–138 airliner. The plane bears the name ''Jett Clipper Ella'' in honor of his children. Pan American World Airways was a large operator of the Boeing 707 and used Clipper in its names. The 707 aircraft bears the marks of Qantas, as Travolta acts as an official goodwill ambassador for the airline wherever he flies. His $4.9 million estate in the Jumbolair subdivision in Ocala, Florida, is situated on Greystone Airport with its own runway and taxiway right to his front door. On September 13, 2010, during the first episode of the final season of her talk show, Oprah Winfrey announced that she would be taking her entire studio audience on an 8-day expenses-paid trip to Australia, with Travolta serving as pilot for the trip. He had helped Winfrey plan the trip for over a year. On 24 Nov. 1992 Travolta piloting his Gulfstream N728T at night (on top of a solid undercast) had a total electrical system failure while flying IFR into DCA. During the emergency landing there was a near mid-air collision with USAir Boeing 727, due to a risky decision by an air trafic controller.

Travolta has been a practitioner of Scientology since 1975 when he was given the book ''Dianetics'' while filming the movie ''The Devil's Rain'' in Durango, Mexico. After the 2010 Haiti earthquake, joining other celebrities in helping with the relief efforts, Travolta flew his 707 full of supplies, doctors, and Scientologist Volunteer Ministers into the disaster area.

In June 2010, Travolta and Preston donated $10,000 to the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund while on a trip to South Africa.

Son's death

On January 2, 2009, Travolta and Preston's son, Jett, died while on their holiday vacation in The Bahamas. A Bahamian death certificate was issued, attributing the cause of death to a seizure. Jett, who had a history of seizures, reportedly suffered from Kawasaki disease as an infant. On September 24, 2009, long a source of speculation, Travolta and Preston confirmed that their son had autism and suffered regular seizures. They made their statements while giving a testimony after a multi-million dollar extortion plot against them regarding the circumstances of their son's death. After a mistrial, Travolta dropped the charges. Travolta has credited his family and faith in helping him survive the tragic death of his son, and in moving forward with his film career.

Filmography

+ List of film and television credits
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1975	''''	John	TV movie
1975	''''	Danny
1976	''''	Tod Lubitch
1976		Billy Nolan
1977	''Saturday Night Fever''	Tony Manero
1978	''Moment by Moment''	Strip Harrison
1978
1980	''Urban Cowboy''	Buford 'Bud' Uan Davis
1981	''Blow Out''	Jack Terry
1983	''Staying Alive''	Tony Manero
1983		Zack Melon
1985		Adam Lawrence
1987		Ben	TV segment "The Dumb Waiter"
1989	''Look Who's Talking''	James Ubriacco
1989	''''	Travis
1990	''Look Who's Talking Too''	James Ubriacco
1991		Jack Cabe
1991	''Eyes Of An Angel''	Bobby	aka ''The Tender''
1991	''Chains of Gold''	Scott Barnes	TV movie; also writer
1992	''Boris and Natasha: The Movie''	Himself	cameo
1993	''Look Who's Talking Now''	James Ubriacco
1994		Vincent Vega
1995		Chili Palmer
1995		Louis Pinnock
1996
1996		George Malley
1996	''Orientation: A Scientology Information Film''	Himself	short subject
1996		Maj. Vic 'Deak' Deakins
1997		Himself	documentary
1997		Sam Baily
1997	''Face/Off''	Sean Archer/Castor Troy	Nomination—Saturn Award for Best Actor
1997	''She's So Lovely''	Joey Giamonti	also executive producer
1998	''''	Jan Schlichtmann
1998	''''	Brigadier General Quintard
1998	''Junket Whore''	Himself	documentary
1998		Governor Jack Stanton	Nomination—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1999	''''	Warr. Off. Paul Brenner/Sgt. Frank White
1999	''Our Friend, Martin''	Kyle's dad	animated educational film, voice only
2000	''Welcome to Hollywood''	Himself	mockumentary; cameo
2000	''Lucky Numbers''
2000			also producerRazzie Award for Worst Actor
2001	''Domestic Disturbance''	Frank Morrison
2001		Gabriel Shear
2002	''Austin Powers in Goldmember''	"Austinpussy" Johann van der Smut (Goldmember) / Himself	cameo
2003		Tom Hardy
2004	''Ladder 49''	Captain Mike Kennedy
2004	''''	Bobby Long
2004	''''	Howard Saint
2005	''Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D''		narrator; documentary
2005	''Be Cool''	Chili Palmer
2006		Elmer C. Robinson
2007	''Wild Hogs''	Woody Stevens
2007
2008		Bolt the Dog	voice
2009	''''	Benard Ryder
2009		Charlie Reed
2010		Charlie Wax
2012		Dennis
2012	''The Expendables 2''

+ List of credits in series television
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1972	''Emergency!''	Chuck Benson	Episode: "Kids"
1972	''Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law''		Episode: "A Piece of God"
1973	''''	Eddie Halley	Episode: " Frozen Smoke"
1974		Danny	Episode: "Saturday's Child"
1975–1979	''Welcome Back, Kotter''

Discography

Albums

! Year	! Album	! style="width:50px;"
1974	''Over Here!''
1976	''John Travolta''
1977	''Can't Let You Go''
	''Travolta Fever''
1983	''Two of a Kind''
1986	''The Road to Freedom''
1996	''Let Her In: The Best of John Travolta''
2003	''The Collection''
2007	''Hairspray''

Singles

"Dream Drummin (1974)

"Easy Evil" (1975)

"Can't Let You Go" (1975)

"You Set My Dreams To Music" (1976)

"Goodnight Mr. Moon" (1976)

"Rainbows" (1976)

"Settle Down" (1976)

"Moonlight Lady" (1976)

"Right Time Of The Night" (1976)

"Big Trouble" (1976)

"What Would They Say" (1976)

"Back Doors Crying" (1976)

"Let Her In" (1976) – #10

"Whenever I'm Away From You" (1976) – #38

"Slow Dancin'" (1976)

"It Had To Be You" (1976)

"I Don't Know What I Like About You Baby" (1976)

"All Strung Out On You" (1977) – #34

"Baby, I Could Be So Good At Lovin' You" (1977)

"Razzamatazz" (1977)

"You're the One That I Want" – #1 (1978) (w/ Olivia Newton-John)

"Sandy" (1978)

"Greased Lightnin" (1978) – #47

"Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" (1980)

"Hooker Madness" (1983)

"Take A Chance" (1983) (w/ Olivia Newton-John)

"Two Sleepy People" (1997) (w/ Carly Simon)

"I Thought I Lost You" (2008) (w/ Miley Cyrus)

See also

List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees – Youngest Nominees for Best Actor

References

Further reading

Tast, Brigitte (ed.) ''John Travolta''. (Hildesheim/Germany 1978) ISBN 3-88842-103-9.

External links

John Travolta official site

John Travolta: A Passionate Ambassador of Aviation

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name	Eric Prydz
background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
alias	Sheridan, Cirez D, Pryda, Moo, Fitzy, A&P; Project, AxEr, Hardform, Dukes of Sluca, Groove System...
birth date	July 19, 1976
origin	Täby, Stockholm, Sweden
residence	London, England, United Kingdom
genre	House, Electro, Progressive House, Tech House, Techno
occupation	Musician, Producer, Disc Jockey
instrument	TurntablesKeyboardGuitar
years active	2001–present
label	Pryda, Pryda Friends, Mouseville
website	}}

Eric Sheridan Prydz (born July 19, 1976) is a Swedish DJ and producer based in London, United Kingdom. The pronunciation of his surname is often questioned; it is pronounced "prids", but when under his alias, Pryda, it is pronounced "pride-ah". In October 2010, ''DJ Magazine'' announced the results of their annual Top 100 DJ Poll, where Prydz placed at #30.

Personal life

Until recently, Prydz had only played shows in and around Europe as he has a fear of flying. In December 2008, Prydz was forced to cancel several dates in Australia and New Zealand after panic attacks prevented him from boarding the outbound flight.

On Armin van Buuren's radio show "A State of Trance" in February 2011, it was announced that Prydz recently became a father.

Discography

Albums

Since 2005, Prydz has been working on an artist album. The first version of the album was originally planned for release in 2007, but after complications with the record label, he decided to cancel the release. In late 2009, Prydz told followers on his Facebook and Twitter accounts that his album had been completed under the Pryda recordings and was slated for a summer 2011 release. His debut live show called "EPIC / Eric Prydz in Concert" was held on April 2, 2011 at the O2 Brixton Academy in London where he played most of his own production, as well as unfinished and upcoming tracks.

Singles

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Other charted songs

Year	Title	Chart positions	Album
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2006	"Remember" ''(as Pryda)''
2007	"Genesis" ''(as Pryda)''

Pryda

; 2004

Human Behaviour / Lesson One

Spooks / Do It

; 2005

Nile / Sucker DJ

Aftermath / The Gift

; 2006

Shadows

Remember / Frankfurt

; 2007

Genesis

Ironman / Madderferrys

Muranyi / Balaton

Rymd / Armed

; 2008

Europa / Odyssey

Evouh / Wakanapi / Rakfunk

; 2009

Animal / Miami To Atlanta / Loaded

Melo / Lift / Reeperbahn

Waves / Alfon

; 2010

Rymd 2010 / Inspiration

Viro / Emos

M.S.B.O.Y. / The End

Niton / Vega

Illusions / Glimma

; 2011

Mirage / Juletider / With Me

2Night

Pryda Friends

; 2006

AxEr - 123 / 321

Paolo Mojo - 1983 (Incl. Eric Prydz Remix)

Henrik B - Airwalk / Overun

Giorgio Prezioso vs. Libex - Xperimental Scratch (Incl. Sébastien Léger Remix)

; 2009

Sébastien Léger - The People (Incl. Eric Prydz Remix)

; 2010

Felix Da Housecat - Thee Anthem (Incl. Eric Prydz Remix)

; 2011

Jeremy Ölander - Evade / Riots / Chronic

Jeremy Ölander - Fairfax / Rypamont

A&P; Project

; 2003

Sunrize

Sheridan

; 2002

Sunlight Dancing

; 2002

Wants Vs Needs

; 2004

High On You

Moo

; 2002

Seashells

; 2003

Jonico (Moo & Luciano Ingrosso)

Cirez D

; 2004

Control Freak / Hoodpecker

Deep Inside

Diamond Girl

; 2005

Knockout / Lost Love

Re-Match / B-Boy

Teaser

; 2006

Mouseville Theme

Punch Drunk / Copyrat

; 2007

Horizons / Tigerstyle

; 2008

Läget?

Stockholm Marathon / The Journey

; 2009

The Tunnel / Raptor

On/Off / Fast Forward

; 2010

Glow / On/Off (Sébastien Léger Remix)

Bauerpost / Glow (In The Dark Dub)

The Tumble / Exit

;2011

Full Stop

Tomorrow / Sirtos Madness (with Acki Kokotos)

Mokba

Remixes

; 2002

Outfunk – Echo Vibes (Eric Prydz Remix)

Star Alliance – PVC (Eric Prydz Remix)

Par-T-One – I'm So Crazy (Eric Prydz Remix)

; 2003

Harry's Afro Hut – C'mon Lady (Eric Prydz Remix)

Outfunk – Lost In Music (Eric Prydz Remix)

Steve Angello – Voices (Eric Prydz Remix)

SNAP Vs Motivo – The Power of Bhangra (Eric Prydz Remix)

M Factor – Come Together (Eric Prydz Remix)

The Attic – Destiny (Eric Prydz Remix)

Futureshock – Pride's Paranoia (Eric Prydz Remix)

Oliver Lieb pres. Smoked – Metropolis (Eric Prydz Remix)

Pet Shop Boys – Miracles (Eric Prydz Remix)

Aloud – Sex & Sun (Eric Prydz Remix)

; 2004

Duran Duran – Reach Up For The Sunrise (Eric Prydz Remix)

Shapeshifters – Lola's Theme (Eric Prydz Remix)

Mutiny & Lorraine Cato – Holding On (Eric Prydz Remix)

Alter Ego – Rocker (Eric Prydz Remix)

; 2005

Axwell – Feel The Vibe (Eric Prydz Remix)

Howard Jones – And Do You Feel Scared (Eric Prydz Remix)

Eric Prydz & Adeva – In & Out (Eric Prydz Remix)

; 2006

Switch – A Bit Patchy (Eric Prydz Remix)

Paolo Mojo – 1983 (Eric Prydz Remix)

Michael Jackson – Thriller (Eric Prydz Remix)

Duran Duran – Nice (Eric Prydz Remix)

Double 99 – RIP Groove (Cirez D Remix)

Inner City – Good Life (Eric Prydz Edit)

; 2007

Sven Väth – The Beauty & The Beast (Eric Prydz Remix)

; 2008

Christian Smith & John Selway – Total Departure (Cirez D Remix)

Paolo Mojo & Jim Rivers – Ron Hardy Said (Eric Prydz Remix)

; 2009

Sébastien Léger – The People (Eric Prydz Remix)

Calvin Harris – Flashback (Eric Prydz Remix)

; 2010

Faithless - Not Going Home (Eric Prydz Remix)

Felix Da Housecat - Thee Anthem (Eric Prydz Remix)

; 2011

Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again (Eric Prydz Remix)

Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus 2011 (Eric Prydz Remix)

References

External links

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birth name	Jeanette Helen Morrison
birth date	July 06, 1927
birth place	Merced, California, US
death date	October 03, 2004
death place	Los Angeles, California, US
occupation	Actress
years active	1947–2004
spouse	John Carlisle(1943; annulled)Stanley Reames(1946–48; divorced)Tony Curtis(1951–62; divorced)Robert Brandt(1962–2004; her death)
children	Kelly CurtisJamie Lee Curtis }}

Janet Leigh (July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004), born Jeanette Helen Morrison, was an American actress. She was the wife of actor Tony Curtis from June 1951 to September 1962 and the mother of Kelly Curtis and Jamie Lee Curtis.

Discovered by actress Norma Shearer, Leigh secured a contract with MGM and began her film career in the late 1940s. She appeared in several popular films over the following decade, including Alfred Hitchcock's ''Psycho'' (1960) and ''Living It Up'' (a Martin and Lewis-film from 1954).

From the end of the 1950s, she played more dramatic roles in such films as ''Safari'' (1958) ''Touch of Evil'' (1958) and ''The Manchurian Candidate'' (1962), but she achieved her most lasting recognition for her performance as the doomed Marion Crane in Alfred Hitchcock's ''Psycho'' (1960). For this role she was awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She continued to appear occasionally in films and television, including two performances with her daughter Jamie Lee Curtis in ''The Fog'' (1980) and ''Halloween H20: 20 Years Later'' (1998).

Early life

The only child of Helen Lita (née Westergaard) and Frederick Robert Morrison, Leigh was born as Jeanette Helen Morrison in Merced, California, and grew up in Stockton, California. In winter 1945, she was discovered by actress Norma Shearer, whose late husband Irving Thalberg had been a senior executive at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Shearer showed talent agent Lew Wasserman a photograph she had seen of Leigh while vacationing at Sugar Bowl, the ski resort where the girl's parents worked. Shearer later recalled that "that smile made it the most fascinating face I had seen in years. I felt I had to show that face to somebody at the studio." Leigh left the University of the Pacific, where she was studying music and psychology, after Wasserman secured a contract with MGM, despite having no acting experience. She was placed under the tutelage of drama coach Lillian Burns.

Career

Leigh made her film debut in the big budget film ''The Romance of Rosy Ridge'' in 1947, as the romantic interest of Van Johnson's character. She got the role when performing Phyllis Thaxter's long speech in ''Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo'' (1944) for the head of the studio talent department in 1946. During the shooting, Leigh's name was first changed to 'Jeanette Reames', then to 'Janet Leigh' and finally back to her birth name 'Jeanette Morrison', because 'Janet Leigh' resembled Vivien Leigh too much. However, Johnson did not like the name and it was finally changed back to 'Janet Leigh'. Leigh initially left college for a film career, but enrolled in night school at the University of Southern California in 1947.

Immediately after the film's release, Leigh was cast opposite Walter Pidgeon and Deborah Kerr in ''If Winter Comes'' (1947) in the summer of 1947. Furthermore, due to the box office success of ''The Romance of Rosy Ridge'', Leigh and Johnson were teamed up again in a film project called ''The Life of Monty Stratton'' in August 1947. The project was eventually shelved and released in 1949 as ''The Stratton Story'', starring James Stewart and June Allyson. Another film that Leigh was set to star in, before being replaced, was ''Alias a Gentleman'', in which she was cast in April 1947. By late 1947, Leigh was occupied with the shooting of the Lassie film ''Hills of Home'' (1948), the first film in which she received star billing.

In late 1948, Leigh was hailed the 'No. 1 glamor girl' of Hollywood, although known for her polite, generous and down-to-earth persona.

Many movies followed, notably the title role in the musical comedy ''My Sister Eileen'', co-starring Jack Lemmon, Betty Garrett and Dick York. She proved versatile, starring in films as diverse as the baseball farce ''Angels in the Outfield'' in 1951 and the tense western ''The Naked Spur'' in 1953.

Her initial roles were ingenues based on characters from historical literature, for example in ''Scaramouche'' opposite Stewart Granger. By 1958, she moved to more complex roles.

Leigh's best-known role was as the morally ambiguous Marion Crane in the Alfred Hitchcock film ''Psycho'' (1960), featuring its iconic shower murder scene. She received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Leigh had starring roles in many other films, including the Orson Welles film-noir classic ''Touch of Evil'', 1962's ''The Manchurian Candidate'' with Frank Sinatra and the 1963 musical ''Bye Bye Birdie'' based on the hit Broadway show.

She co-starred with third husband Tony Curtis in five films, ''Houdini'' (1953), ''The Black Shield of Falworth'' (1954), ''The Vikings'' (1958), ''The Perfect Furlough'' (1959) and ''Who Was That Lady?'' (1960).

In 1975, Leigh played a retired Hollywood song and dance star opposite Peter Falk and John Payne in the ''Columbo'' episode ''Forgotten Lady''. The episode utilizes footage of Leigh in the (1953) film ''Walking My Baby Back Home''. She also appeared in two horror films with her daughter, Jamie Lee Curtis, playing a major role in ''The Fog'' (1980), and making a brief appearance in ''Halloween H20: 20 Years Later'' (1998).

Leigh is also the author of four books. Her first, the memoir "There Really Was a Hollywood", was a NY Times bestseller. This was followed by the novels "House of Destiny" and "The Dream Factory", and the non-fiction book "Psycho: Behind the Scenes of the Classic Thriller". Interestingly, daughter Jamie Lee Curtis is also an actress and popular author.

Personal life

At the age of 16, Leigh married John Kenneth Carlisle in 1943. The marriage was annulled the same year. She married Stanley Reames in 1946 and they were divorced in 1948.

Leigh married her third husband, Tony Curtis, on June 4, 1951. They had two children, Kelly and Jamie Lee, both who subsequently became actresses. Following their divorce in 1962, Leigh married stockbroker Robert Brandt in Las Vegas. They remained married until her death.

She served on the board of directors of the Motion Picture and Television Foundation, a medical-services provider for actors.

Leigh was awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California on May 14, 2004.

Death

Leigh died at her home on October 3, 2004, after suffering cardiac arrest. She suffered from vasculitis and peripheral neuropathy, which caused her right hand to become gangrenous.

Filmography

{| class=wikitable ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Other notes |- |rowspan=2| 1947 | ''The Romance of Rosy Ridge'' | Lissy Anne MacBean | MGM film |- | ''If Winter Comes'' | Effie Bright | MGM film |- |rowspan=3|1948 | ''Hills of Home'' | Margit Mitchell | MGM film |- | ''Words and Music'' | Dorothy Feiner Rodgers | MGM film |- | ''Act of Violence'' | Edith Enley | MGM film |- |rowspan=5|1949 | ''Little Women'' | Margaret 'Meg' March/Brooke | MGM film |- | ''The Red Danube'' | Olga Alexandrova aka Maria Buhlen | MGM film |- | ''The Doctor and the Girl'' | Evelyn 'Taffy' Heldon | MGM film |- | ''That Forsyte Woman'' | June Forsythe | MGM film |- | ''Holiday Affair'' | Connie Ennis | RKO film |- |rowspan=4|1951 | ''Strictly Dishonorable'' | Isabelle Perry | MGM film |- | ''Angels in the Outfield'' | Jennifer Paige | MGM film |- | ''Two Tickets to Broadway'' | Nancy Peterson | RKO film |- | ''It's a Big Country'' | Rosa Szabo Xenophon | MGM film |- |rowspan=3|1952 | ''Just This Once'' | Lucille 'Lucy' Duncan | MGM film |- | ''Scaramouche'' | Aline de Gavrillac de Bourbon | MGM film |- | ''Fearless Fagan'' | Abby Ames | MGM film |- |rowspan=4|1953 | ''The Naked Spur'' | Lina Patch | MGM film |- | ''Confidentially Connie'' | Connie Bedloe | MGM film |- | ''Houdini'' | Bess Houdini | Paramount film |- | ''Walking My Baby Back Home'' | Chris Hall | Universal film |- |rowspan=4|1954 | ''Prince Valiant'' | Princess Aleta | Fox film |- | ''Living It Up'' | Wally Cook | Paramount film |- | ''The Black Shield of Falworth'' | Lady Anne | Universal film |- | ''Rogue Cop'' | Karen Stephanson | MGM film |- |rowspan=2|1955 | ''Pete Kelly's Blues'' | Ivy Conrad | WB film |- | ''My Sister Eileen'' | Eileen Sherwood | Columbia film |- | 1956 | ''Safari (film)'' | Linda Latham | Columbia film |- | 1957 | ''Jet Pilot'' | Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon/Olga Orlief | Made by RKO, released by Universal |- |rowspan=3|1958 | ''Touch of Evil'' | Susan 'Susie' Vargas | Universal film |- | ''The Vikings'' | Morgana | UA film |- | ''The Perfect Furlough'' | Lt. Vicki Loren | Universal film |- |rowspan=3|1960 | ''Who Was That Lady?'' | Ann Wilson | Columbia filmNominated - Golden Laurel for Top Female Comedy Performance |- | ''Psycho'' | Marion Crane | Paramount film (later sold to Universal)Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting ActressWon - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture2nd place - Golden Laurel for Top Female Supporting Performance |- | ''Pepe'' | Herself | Columbia filmCameo appearanceWon - Golden Laurel for Top Female Comedy Performance |- | 1962 | ''The Manchurian Candidate'' | Eugenie Rose Chaney | UA film |- |rowspan=2|1963 | ''Bye Bye Birdie'' | Rosie DeLeon | Columbia film |- | ''Wives and Lovers'' | Bertie Austin | Paramount film |- |rowspan=4|1966 | ''Kid Rodelo'' | Nora | Paramount film |- | ''Harper'' | Susan Harper | WB film |- | ''Three on a Couch'' | Dr. Elizabeth Acord | Columbia film |- | ''An American Dream'' | Cherry McMahon | WB film |- | 1967 | ''Grand Slam'' | Mary Ann | Paramount filmOriginal title: ''Ad ogni costo'' |- |rowspan=2| 1969 | ''Hello Down There'' | Vivian Miller | Paramount film |- | ''The Monk'' | Janice Barnes | made-for-television movie |- |rowspan=2| 1972 | ''One Is a Lonely Number'' | Gert Meredith | MGM film |- | ''Night of the Lepus'' | Gerry Bennett | MGM film |- | 1975 | ''Columbo: Forgotten Lady'' | Grace Wheeler Willis | Universal TV |- | 1979 | ''Boardwalk'' | Florence Cohen | AR film |- | 1980 | ''The Fog'' | Kathy Williams | AVCO film |- | 1998 | ''Halloween H20: 20 Years Later'' | Norma Watson | Dimension film |- | 2004 | ''Bad Girls from Valley High'' | Mrs. Witt | Direct-to-video film filmed in 2000 |- |}

Books

''There Really Was a Hollywood'' (Autobiography) (Doubleday, 1984)

''Psycho: Behind the Scenes of the Classic Thriller'' (Harmony, 1995)

''The Dream Factory'' (novel) (Mira, 2002)

References

External links

Janet Leigh at TVGuide.com

Reelclassics.com Page

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